WSD BOARD MEETING REPORT

The Wentzville School District Board of Education held a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19, that was live-streamed via the new WSD Board of Education YouTube channel and can be viewed by visiting YouTube. The agenda and available supporting documents can be viewed online under Public Access to BoardDocs.

Dr. Tormala, superintendent of schools, began the business portion of the meeting by providing comments and sharing District highlights. View the slideshow.

The Board voted to approve the recommendation of the challenged book review committee to retain "No Fear Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet." View the full recommendation here.

Thank you to our counselors and local churches — Big Creek Church, Bridge Church, Wentzville United Methodist Church, and Morning Star Church — for their efforts related to this year’s Holiday Assistance Program. Each year in December, the program provides gifts for students in-need. In total, 373 families received assistance, and 1,012 students had gifts to open for the holidays. Learn more.

Thank you to our WSD teachers and staff for their efforts in assisting with water damage and repairs at Prairie View Elementary over winter break. These individuals went above and beyond, and their hard work both minimized damages and saved countless staff and student items.

The WSD Board approved the hiring of Joshua Schaffer as the executive director of facilities, effective Jan. 30, 2023. Schaffer currently serves as the Director of Facilities in the St. Charles School District. He has nine years of facility management experience in the St. Charles and Parkway School Districts.

Read more.

The Board of Education approved the resignation of Erin Gaebe, director of elementary education, and Peter Johnson, assistant principal at Lakeview Elementary, effective June 30, 2023.

Interested in one of these openings? We are now accepting applications for the Lakeview Elementary assistant principal role and will be accepting applications for our elementary education director position soon. Learn more and apply.

The next regular Board Meeting is set for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.